Abandoned Buildings, Epic Neon Signage, and weird History on Route 66 inTucumcari New Mexico
Route 66 - When it comes to new Mexico, Tucumcari has got a LOT of Route 66 punch for such a small town! And now we get to explore the Tucumcari Historical Museum and the old Tucumcari Downtown (later bypassed by 66, which was later bypassed by the I-40)
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uh yes even when the weather's a little
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uh yes even when the weather's a little cloudy there's nothing quite like waking
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cloudy there's nothing quite like waking
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cloudy there's nothing quite like waking up on route 66 the Mother Road the main
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up on route 66 the Mother Road the main
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up on route 66 the Mother Road the main street of America today I'm in one of my
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street of America today I'm in one of my
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street of America today I'm in one of my favorite towns on the route Tucumcari I
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favorite towns on the route Tucumcari I
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favorite towns on the route Tucumcari I wasn't originally gonna come out this
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wasn't originally gonna come out this
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wasn't originally gonna come out this far I was gonna go to Roswell then maybe
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far I was gonna go to Roswell then maybe
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far I was gonna go to Roswell then maybe the Billy the Kid stop once I got to
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the Billy the Kid stop once I got to
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the Billy the Kid stop once I got to Billy the kid's grave and realized it
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Billy the kid's grave and realized it
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Billy the kid's grave and realized it was only an hour and a half away from
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was only an hour and a half away from
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was only an hour and a half away from Tucumcari I thought oh what a sweet stop
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Tucumcari I thought oh what a sweet stop
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Tucumcari I thought oh what a sweet stop that would be host of all bonus visit to
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that would be host of all bonus visit to
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that would be host of all bonus visit to my favorite route 66 town in New Mexico
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my favorite route 66 town in New Mexico
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my favorite route 66 town in New Mexico where we get to soak in a little bit of
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where we get to soak in a little bit of
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where we get to soak in a little bit of that old Mother Road charm and visit
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that old Mother Road charm and visit
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that old Mother Road charm and visit he's still here it's how cupping is so
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he's still here it's how cupping is so
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he's still here it's how cupping is so crazy
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crazy
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crazy look it's made out of real bones
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look it's made out of real bones
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look it's made out of real bones probably cow not actually elk but he's
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probably cow not actually elk but he's
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probably cow not actually elk but he's the overlord
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the overlord
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the overlord he's the hell this thing was moving
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he's the hell this thing was moving
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he's the hell this thing was moving around town for a while but I'm glad to
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around town for a while but I'm glad to
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around town for a while but I'm glad to see he's still in front of the coziest
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see he's still in front of the coziest
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see he's still in front of the coziest cone in town the teepee kurios with this
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cone in town the teepee kurios with this
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cone in town the teepee kurios with this metal cactus here I love that of course
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metal cactus here I love that of course
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metal cactus here I love that of course I also love buildings that are shaped
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I also love buildings that are shaped
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I also love buildings that are shaped like things or Tucumcari is my jam cuz
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like things or Tucumcari is my jam cuz
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like things or Tucumcari is my jam cuz not only do they have the famous teepee
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not only do they have the famous teepee
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not only do they have the famous teepee carrier also got a pretty amazingly
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carrier also got a pretty amazingly
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carrier also got a pretty amazingly themed Mexican restaurant building a
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themed Mexican restaurant building a
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themed Mexican restaurant building a world-famous la cita charger that
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world-famous la cita charger that
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world-famous la cita charger that sombrero never get tired of looking at
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sombrero never get tired of looking at
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sombrero never get tired of looking at that especially Mauricio the taco kid
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that especially Mauricio the taco kid
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that especially Mauricio the taco kid the mascot above the door don't worry
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the mascot above the door don't worry
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the mascot above the door don't worry kids he's not smoking that's just a
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kids he's not smoking that's just a
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kids he's not smoking that's just a taquito yeah wow what a great sign too
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taquito yeah wow what a great sign too
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taquito yeah wow what a great sign too huh actually one of the best parts about
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huh actually one of the best parts about
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huh actually one of the best parts about you can carries that it's full of epic
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you can carries that it's full of epic
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you can carries that it's full of epic old hand-painted neon sign from route 66
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old hand-painted neon sign from route 66
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old hand-painted neon sign from route 66 heyday
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heyday
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heyday some of them have been lovingly restored
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some of them have been lovingly restored
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some of them have been lovingly restored along with the businesses that they're
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along with the businesses that they're
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along with the businesses that they're alongside of others have been repurposed
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alongside of others have been repurposed
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alongside of others have been repurposed for different uses highly doubt that
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for different uses highly doubt that
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for different uses highly doubt that this place for example started out as a
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this place for example started out as a
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this place for example started out as a drive-in tattoo that would be pretty
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drive-in tattoo that would be pretty
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drive-in tattoo that would be pretty handy right now because I really want to
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handy right now because I really want to
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handy right now because I really want to get a route 66 tattoo definitely the
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get a route 66 tattoo definitely the
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get a route 66 tattoo definitely the most famous sign and all of Tucumcari
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most famous sign and all of Tucumcari
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most famous sign and all of Tucumcari though is this ah the old blue swallow
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though is this ah the old blue swallow
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though is this ah the old blue swallow one of the absolute jewels of route 66
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one of the absolute jewels of route 66
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one of the absolute jewels of route 66 especially at night when this thing is
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especially at night when this thing is
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especially at night when this thing is lit of course some of you guys remember
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lit of course some of you guys remember
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lit of course some of you guys remember when we stayed here and if you recall we
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when we stayed here and if you recall we
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when we stayed here and if you recall we left somebody behind so every time I
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left somebody behind so every time I
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left somebody behind so every time I come back to the blue swallow I've got a
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come back to the blue swallow I've got a
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come back to the blue swallow I've got a chance see if our little bunny still
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chance see if our little bunny still
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chance see if our little bunny still here right around the back of the office
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here right around the back of the office
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here right around the back of the office he's still here
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he's still here
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he's still here Oh Billy the burl I put him here over a
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Oh Billy the burl I put him here over a
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Oh Billy the burl I put him here over a year ago and he's still there that's
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year ago and he's still there that's
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year ago and he's still there that's funny there was actually some pretty
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funny there was actually some pretty
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funny there was actually some pretty cloudy pretty rainy pretty lightning e
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cloudy pretty rainy pretty lightning e
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cloudy pretty rainy pretty lightning e weather last time when
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weather last time when
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weather last time when stayed at the blue swallow motel I guess
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stayed at the blue swallow motel I guess
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stayed at the blue swallow motel I guess I just bring this weather with me huh I
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I just bring this weather with me huh I
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I just bring this weather with me huh I bring right into the desert anyway so
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bring right into the desert anyway so
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bring right into the desert anyway so far everything we've looked at is kind
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far everything we've looked at is kind
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far everything we've looked at is kind of familiar territory it's sort of the
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of familiar territory it's sort of the
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of familiar territory it's sort of the most famous stuff right off the main
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most famous stuff right off the main
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most famous stuff right off the main drag right up old 66 I have filmed a lot
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drag right up old 66 I have filmed a lot
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drag right up old 66 I have filmed a lot of this stuff I filmed a lot of things
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of this stuff I filmed a lot of things
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of this stuff I filmed a lot of things in this town but there's one thing
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in this town but there's one thing
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in this town but there's one thing that's always eluded me sukham Cary
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that's always eluded me sukham Cary
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that's always eluded me sukham Cary Historical Museum it seems like every
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Historical Museum it seems like every
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Historical Museum it seems like every time I'm in town this place is close but
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time I'm in town this place is close but
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time I'm in town this place is close but not today today is my day call it a
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not today today is my day call it a
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not today today is my day call it a hunch
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hunch
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hunch but I'm pretty sure this is gonna end up
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but I'm pretty sure this is gonna end up
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but I'm pretty sure this is gonna end up being just my kind of place building
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being just my kind of place building
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being just my kind of place building like this place already oh this place is
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like this place already oh this place is
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like this place already oh this place is gigantic apparently it used to be a
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gigantic apparently it used to be a
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gigantic apparently it used to be a school and you can still do a lot of
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school and you can still do a lot of
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school and you can still do a lot of learning in here Wow look at that I
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learning in here Wow look at that I
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learning in here Wow look at that I don't know who Bob Brady is I do
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don't know who Bob Brady is I do
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don't know who Bob Brady is I do recognize this guy hello there Billy Wow
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recognize this guy hello there Billy Wow
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recognize this guy hello there Billy Wow look at all this old ranch and me
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look at all this old ranch and me
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look at all this old ranch and me equipment check out these old branding
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equipment check out these old branding
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equipment check out these old branding irons who as for scarred as you can
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irons who as for scarred as you can
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irons who as for scarred as you can imagine all of this area of New Mexico
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imagine all of this area of New Mexico
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imagine all of this area of New Mexico has a lot of ranching history these guys
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has a lot of ranching history these guys
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has a lot of ranching history these guys remember there's also a lot of local
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remember there's also a lot of local
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remember there's also a lot of local history before route 66 Tucumcari was a
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history before route 66 Tucumcari was a
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history before route 66 Tucumcari was a railroad town I used to work for the
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railroad town I used to work for the
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railroad town I used to work for the railroad but they wouldn't let me drive
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railroad but they wouldn't let me drive
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railroad but they wouldn't let me drive the train cuz I'm all thumbs oh look at
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the train cuz I'm all thumbs oh look at
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the train cuz I'm all thumbs oh look at this whole Boy Scout uniform looks like
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this whole Boy Scout uniform looks like
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this whole Boy Scout uniform looks like we had a big achiever here who shouldn't
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we had a big achiever here who shouldn't
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we had a big achiever here who shouldn't these be locked up somewhere Hey
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these be locked up somewhere Hey
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these be locked up somewhere Hey oh never mind they got him secured
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oh never mind they got him secured
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oh never mind they got him secured safety first that's what I always say
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safety first that's what I always say
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safety first that's what I always say okay that's just about it for upstairs
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okay that's just about it for upstairs
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okay that's just about it for upstairs let's head downstairs now
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let's head downstairs now
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let's head downstairs now a lot of stuff downstairs I see some
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a lot of stuff downstairs I see some
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a lot of stuff downstairs I see some musical instrument singing look at this
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musical instrument singing look at this
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musical instrument singing look at this harp right here if I ever get to heaven
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harp right here if I ever get to heaven
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harp right here if I ever get to heaven I feel like this is what my heart is
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I feel like this is what my heart is
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I feel like this is what my heart is gonna look like whoa check out this
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gonna look like whoa check out this
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gonna look like whoa check out this phone booth over here operator get me
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phone booth over here operator get me
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phone booth over here operator get me the president no wasn't a gal law
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the president no wasn't a gal law
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the president no wasn't a gal law I love old historic photos like that man
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I love old historic photos like that man
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I love old historic photos like that man who couldn't love that one of the
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who couldn't love that one of the
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who couldn't love that one of the craziest things to me about the Old West
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craziest things to me about the Old West
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craziest things to me about the Old West was how damper people dress I mean it
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was how damper people dress I mean it
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was how damper people dress I mean it gets really hot out here and you imagine
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gets really hot out here and you imagine
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gets really hot out here and you imagine wearing this in the summer how dapper
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wearing this in the summer how dapper
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wearing this in the summer how dapper oh look at these guns right here I've
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oh look at these guns right here I've
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oh look at these guns right here I've never ever seen guns like that either
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never ever seen guns like that either
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never ever seen guns like that either they got an amazing postcard collection
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they got an amazing postcard collection
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they got an amazing postcard collection in here but the weird thing is not many
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in here but the weird thing is not many
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in here but the weird thing is not many of them if any of them are if Tucumcari
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of them if any of them are if Tucumcari
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of them if any of them are if Tucumcari not no-good local Historical Museum
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not no-good local Historical Museum
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not no-good local Historical Museum would be complete without some kitchen
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would be complete without some kitchen
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would be complete without some kitchen equipment without some quilt ah some
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equipment without some quilt ah some
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equipment without some quilt ah some granny stuff I think my favorite part
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granny stuff I think my favorite part
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granny stuff I think my favorite part about museums like this are the photos
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about museums like this are the photos
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about museums like this are the photos of locals wait a minute what the heck is
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of locals wait a minute what the heck is
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of locals wait a minute what the heck is going on here
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going on here
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going on here cannibal what in the world well with the
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cannibal what in the world well with the
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cannibal what in the world well with the pictures of the guy being hung and the
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pictures of the guy being hung and the
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pictures of the guy being hung and the pictures of the cannibal guy are
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pictures of the cannibal guy are
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pictures of the cannibal guy are upstairs kinda worried about what we're
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upstairs kinda worried about what we're
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upstairs kinda worried about what we're gonna find in the basement I was told by
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gonna find in the basement I was told by
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gonna find in the basement I was told by the gal upstairs that this place started
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the gal upstairs that this place started
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the gal upstairs that this place started out as a school and at one time it was
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out as a school and at one time it was
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out as a school and at one time it was also used as a hospital and they
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also used as a hospital and they
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also used as a hospital and they performed surgeries down here in this
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performed surgeries down here in this
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performed surgeries down here in this basement people underwent traumatic
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basement people underwent traumatic
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basement people underwent traumatic surgery in here that's not scary
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surgery in here that's not scary
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surgery in here that's not scary honestly it's actually pretty cozy down
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honestly it's actually pretty cozy down
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honestly it's actually pretty cozy down here looks like you could just take a
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here looks like you could just take a
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here looks like you could just take a rest and Archie Bunker's chair make it a
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rest and Archie Bunker's chair make it a
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rest and Archie Bunker's chair make it a couple of fun watch TV listen to the
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couple of fun watch TV listen to the
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couple of fun watch TV listen to the radio pretty darn cool look at all these
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radio pretty darn cool look at all these
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radio pretty darn cool look at all these old buildings recreated some local
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old buildings recreated some local
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old buildings recreated some local artists whose name it's not display here
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artists whose name it's not display here
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artists whose name it's not display here love handmade stuff like this Hey look
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love handmade stuff like this Hey look
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love handmade stuff like this Hey look at that guy upstairs in the hotel wait a
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at that guy upstairs in the hotel wait a
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at that guy upstairs in the hotel wait a minute you shouldn't be looking through
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minute you shouldn't be looking through
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minute you shouldn't be looking through the windows otherwise we'd be peeping
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the windows otherwise we'd be peeping
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the windows otherwise we'd be peeping toms kind of mangled that joke oh look
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toms kind of mangled that joke oh look
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toms kind of mangled that joke oh look here's some old school desks I wonder if
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here's some old school desks I wonder if
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here's some old school desks I wonder if they were used in this
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they were used in this
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they were used in this above all the old general store type
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above all the old general store type
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above all the old general store type products and displays they have down
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products and displays they have down
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products and displays they have down here hmm bean soup I've been looking for
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here hmm bean soup I've been looking for
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here hmm bean soup I've been looking for some Meccano pencils people bought a lot
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some Meccano pencils people bought a lot
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some Meccano pencils people bought a lot of tobacco products in them DS Wow look
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of tobacco products in them DS Wow look
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of tobacco products in them DS Wow look at that
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at that
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at that this place isn't open anymore all right
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this place isn't open anymore all right
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this place isn't open anymore all right I think I'd like to get out of the
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I think I'd like to get out of the
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I think I'd like to get out of the basement now and give this lady her
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basement now and give this lady her
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basement now and give this lady her privacy I've been down here for like 10
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privacy I've been down here for like 10
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privacy I've been down here for like 10 minutes and she hasn't said one word
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minutes and she hasn't said one word
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minutes and she hasn't said one word it's no wonder this place didn't make it
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it's no wonder this place didn't make it
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it's no wonder this place didn't make it as a school what kind of ABCs were they
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as a school what kind of ABCs were they
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as a school what kind of ABCs were they teaching these kids all right it's way
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teaching these kids all right it's way
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teaching these kids all right it's way too nice of a day outside to be trapped
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too nice of a day outside to be trapped
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too nice of a day outside to be trapped in school or in a basement so let's have
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in school or in a basement so let's have
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in school or in a basement so let's have a look at the displays outside well they
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a look at the displays outside well they
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a look at the displays outside well they got a pretty big spread in this backyard
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got a pretty big spread in this backyard
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got a pretty big spread in this backyard look at this back in the back corner the
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look at this back in the back corner the
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look at this back in the back corner the old playground there's a little splinter
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old playground there's a little splinter
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old playground there's a little splinter whoa look at this old song see seesaw
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whoa look at this old song see seesaw
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whoa look at this old song see seesaw these are the jokes kids much like other
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these are the jokes kids much like other
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these are the jokes kids much like other museums out in the Old West they got a
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museums out in the Old West they got a
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museums out in the Old West they got a lot of old farming equipment and a bunny
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lot of old farming equipment and a bunny
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lot of old farming equipment and a bunny running around out here
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running around out here
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running around out here unlike most small-town historical
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unlike most small-town historical
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unlike most small-town historical museums they also have this it's a
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museums they also have this it's a
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museums they also have this it's a full-on real fighter jet damn they must
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full-on real fighter jet damn they must
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full-on real fighter jet damn they must have some bad neighbors if they need to
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have some bad neighbors if they need to
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have some bad neighbors if they need to point their fighter jet and their cannon
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point their fighter jet and their cannon
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point their fighter jet and their cannon this way according to the young lady
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this way according to the young lady
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this way according to the young lady inside the museum not only was this
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inside the museum not only was this
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inside the museum not only was this place a school and then a hospital at
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place a school and then a hospital at
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place a school and then a hospital at one point during World War two and this
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one point during World War two and this
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one point during World War two and this jet by the way comes from much later
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jet by the way comes from much later
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jet by the way comes from much later than World War two he said the trained
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than World War two he said the trained
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than World War two he said the trained pilots here these days they're just
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pilots here these days they're just
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pilots here these days they're just training ants Wow look at that that is
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training ants Wow look at that that is
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training ants Wow look at that that is something you do not see every day a
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something you do not see every day a
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something you do not see every day a fighter jet in a neighborhood well ok
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fighter jet in a neighborhood well ok
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fighter jet in a neighborhood well ok fair enough I guess those people see it
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fair enough I guess those people see it
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fair enough I guess those people see it every day wow this thing is comic-con
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every day wow this thing is comic-con
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every day wow this thing is comic-con shooing who looks like it might add a
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shooing who looks like it might add a
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shooing who looks like it might add a little fender-bender and look down this
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little fender-bender and look down this
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little fender-bender and look down this nose here oh boy all right open up and
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nose here oh boy all right open up and
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nose here oh boy all right open up and say ahh wow I mean sometimes you see
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say ahh wow I mean sometimes you see
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say ahh wow I mean sometimes you see jets like this at local airports stuff
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jets like this at local airports stuff
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jets like this at local airports stuff like that very rarely aren't they
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like that very rarely aren't they
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like that very rarely aren't they displayed like this this is cool it just
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displayed like this this is cool it just
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displayed like this this is cool it just makes it that much cooler that it's so
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makes it that much cooler that it's so
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makes it that much cooler that it's so random right here just across the road
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random right here just across the road
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random right here just across the road from these people's little church little
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from these people's little church little
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from these people's little church little houses and you can look right up inside
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houses and you can look right up inside
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houses and you can look right up inside of it this reminds me of my colonoscopy
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of it this reminds me of my colonoscopy
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of it this reminds me of my colonoscopy Oh check it out just behind the jet
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Oh check it out just behind the jet
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Oh check it out just behind the jet they've got the big red barn a lot of
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they've got the big red barn a lot of
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they've got the big red barn a lot of stuff from this old barn including this
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stuff from this old barn including this
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stuff from this old barn including this old windmill of places like this cuz
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old windmill of places like this cuz
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old windmill of places like this cuz they've always got a lot of old wagons
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they've always got a lot of old wagons
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they've always got a lot of old wagons and old buggies how do they find all of
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and old buggies how do they find all of
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and old buggies how do they find all of them you know this museum wants us to
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them you know this museum wants us to
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them you know this museum wants us to get off the wagon here's something I
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get off the wagon here's something I
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get off the wagon here's something I don't understand but I'm immensely
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don't understand but I'm immensely
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don't understand but I'm immensely entertained by it anyway whew we got
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entertained by it anyway whew we got
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entertained by it anyway whew we got some old typewriters and word processors
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some old typewriters and word processors
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some old typewriters and word processors over here
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over here
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over here a sign and some artifacts from the old
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a sign and some artifacts from the old
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a sign and some artifacts from the old Crescent Creamery from town been a long
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Crescent Creamery from town been a long
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Crescent Creamery from town been a long time since I've been to an old-fashioned
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time since I've been to an old-fashioned
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time since I've been to an old-fashioned Creamery tons and tons of saddles and
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Creamery tons and tons of saddles and
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Creamery tons and tons of saddles and wagon wheels and harnesses a wicker
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wagon wheels and harnesses a wicker
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wagon wheels and harnesses a wicker bandido that if it moved I would scream
7:53
bandido that if it moved I would scream
7:53
bandido that if it moved I would scream or ever whoa as creepy as that guy is he
7:56
or ever whoa as creepy as that guy is he
7:56
or ever whoa as creepy as that guy is he is not quite as creepy as this look at
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is not quite as creepy as this look at
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is not quite as creepy as this look at that do you know what that is over there
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that do you know what that is over there
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that do you know what that is over there that's an actual iron lung well thanks
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that's an actual iron lung well thanks
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that's an actual iron lung well thanks to vaccines we no longer get polio but
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to vaccines we no longer get polio but
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to vaccines we no longer get polio but back in the day it was a very common
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back in the day it was a very common
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back in the day it was a very common disease that could partially paralyzed
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disease that could partially paralyzed
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disease that could partially paralyzed you some people had to be placed in
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you some people had to be placed in
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you some people had to be placed in these machines to assist them with their
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these machines to assist them with their
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these machines to assist them with their breathing seems very old-fashioned very
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breathing seems very old-fashioned very
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breathing seems very old-fashioned very crazy now in the grand scheme of things
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crazy now in the grand scheme of things
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crazy now in the grand scheme of things this was not that long ago as a matter
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this was not that long ago as a matter
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this was not that long ago as a matter of fact I think there's still at least
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of fact I think there's still at least
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of fact I think there's still at least one guy in the United States that's
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one guy in the United States that's
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one guy in the United States that's inside of an iron lung to this day it is
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inside of an iron lung to this day it is
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inside of an iron lung to this day it is mind-blowing that only 60 years ago or
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mind-blowing that only 60 years ago or
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mind-blowing that only 60 years ago or so you know within many of our living
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so you know within many of our living
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so you know within many of our living grandparents lifetimes that was more or
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grandparents lifetimes that was more or
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grandparents lifetimes that was more or less a common thing to find in hospitals
8:38
less a common thing to find in hospitals
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less a common thing to find in hospitals and places like that on air that really
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and places like that on air that really
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and places like that on air that really weirds me out mostly because of the
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weirds me out mostly because of the
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weirds me out mostly because of the mannequin head inside come a long way
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mannequin head inside come a long way
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mannequin head inside come a long way gang wow this place is awesome and it's
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gang wow this place is awesome and it's
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gang wow this place is awesome and it's filled with so much unusual stuff I love
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filled with so much unusual stuff I love
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filled with so much unusual stuff I love the little small-town historical museums
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the little small-town historical museums
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the little small-town historical museums because they have such a DIY feel and
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because they have such a DIY feel and
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because they have such a DIY feel and plus as much as sometimes they can have
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plus as much as sometimes they can have
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plus as much as sometimes they can have similar items like this old firehose
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similar items like this old firehose
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similar items like this old firehose cart here is also always a ton of really
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cart here is also always a ton of really
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cart here is also always a ton of really unique items and weird things I've never
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unique items and weird things I've never
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unique items and weird things I've never seen before who not only do they have
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seen before who not only do they have
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seen before who not only do they have the big red barn over there they also
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the big red barn over there they also
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the big red barn over there they also have the little red firehouse and they
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have the little red firehouse and they
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have the little red firehouse and they seem to be very very protective of its
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seem to be very very protective of its
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seem to be very very protective of its contents let's check this out Oh a fire
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contents let's check this out Oh a fire
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contents let's check this out Oh a fire hydrant that's always good fireman's
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hydrant that's always good fireman's
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hydrant that's always good fireman's uniform yes a firefighting Coyote sweet
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uniform yes a firefighting Coyote sweet
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uniform yes a firefighting Coyote sweet hose biggest and best of all this old
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hose biggest and best of all this old
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hose biggest and best of all this old fire truck guy reminds me of the one at
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fire truck guy reminds me of the one at
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fire truck guy reminds me of the one at Disneyland although the one at
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Disneyland although the one at
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Disneyland although the one at Disneyland was built by Bob ger and it's
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Disneyland was built by Bob ger and it's
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Disneyland was built by Bob ger and it's just sort of like a recreation this
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just sort of like a recreation this
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just sort of like a recreation this right here is the real deal maybe that's
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right here is the real deal maybe that's
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right here is the real deal maybe that's why they have to protect it was so much
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why they have to protect it was so much
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why they have to protect it was so much chain-link alright hang on guys I really
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chain-link alright hang on guys I really
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chain-link alright hang on guys I really need to go to the bathroom this place is
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need to go to the bathroom this place is
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need to go to the bathroom this place is pretty old school so they got the old
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pretty old school so they got the old
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pretty old school so they got the old school outhouse to use if you need to go
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school outhouse to use if you need to go
9:39
school outhouse to use if you need to go go
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go
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go problem can't you read it not for public
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problem can't you read it not for public
9:44
problem can't you read it not for public news right on the old traditions Wild
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news right on the old traditions Wild
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news right on the old traditions Wild Bill's outhouse gee I'm sorry mr. Wild
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Bill's outhouse gee I'm sorry mr. Wild
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Bill's outhouse gee I'm sorry mr. Wild Bill sir no one bill my name's come
9:54
Bill sir no one bill my name's come
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Bill sir no one bill my name's come peach well I guess we're gonna have to
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peach well I guess we're gonna have to
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peach well I guess we're gonna have to hold it for a minute but that's fine
10:01
hold it for a minute but that's fine
10:01
hold it for a minute but that's fine we'll amuse ourselves by looking at this
10:04
we'll amuse ourselves by looking at this
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we'll amuse ourselves by looking at this Jude Oh fire that kaboom train car seems
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Jude Oh fire that kaboom train car seems
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Jude Oh fire that kaboom train car seems so ordinary but it's not really that
10:09
so ordinary but it's not really that
10:09
so ordinary but it's not really that often then I get close up to them and
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often then I get close up to them and
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often then I get close up to them and every time I do have my gang these
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every time I do have my gang these
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every time I do have my gang these things are big oh look at this I'm
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things are big oh look at this I'm
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things are big oh look at this I'm pretty sure we can climb aboard as a kid
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pretty sure we can climb aboard as a kid
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pretty sure we can climb aboard as a kid anytime there was anywhere with any kind
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anytime there was anywhere with any kind
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anytime there was anywhere with any kind of train car that you could climb up
10:21
of train car that you could climb up
10:21
of train car that you could climb up inside I got so excited and you know
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inside I got so excited and you know
10:23
inside I got so excited and you know what nothing's chain of places have old
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what nothing's chain of places have old
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what nothing's chain of places have old train cars out on display but you'd be
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train cars out on display but you'd be
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train cars out on display but you'd be surprised how many won't open themselves
10:29
surprised how many won't open themselves
10:29
surprised how many won't open themselves up to exploration oh yeah this is
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up to exploration oh yeah this is
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up to exploration oh yeah this is definitely looking a little caboose ish
10:34
definitely looking a little caboose ish
10:34
definitely looking a little caboose ish just a little bit later of a model than
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just a little bit later of a model than
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just a little bit later of a model than most of the caboose is I think of you
10:38
most of the caboose is I think of you
10:38
most of the caboose is I think of you know stereotypical look if this is where
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know stereotypical look if this is where
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know stereotypical look if this is where the train men could take their naps
10:41
the train men could take their naps
10:41
the train men could take their naps makes a meal maybe just maybe make some
10:44
makes a meal maybe just maybe make some
10:44
makes a meal maybe just maybe make some friends a little known fact about
10:46
friends a little known fact about
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friends a little known fact about caboose is this is where they fire the
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caboose is this is where they fire the
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caboose is this is where they fire the torpedoes from who hasn't fired a few
10:50
torpedoes from who hasn't fired a few
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torpedoes from who hasn't fired a few torpedoes from their Kabuto huh what's
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torpedoes from their Kabuto huh what's
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torpedoes from their Kabuto huh what's this a little paper cup dispenser for
10:54
this a little paper cup dispenser for
10:54
this a little paper cup dispenser for the old water cooler got some sweet
10:57
the old water cooler got some sweet
10:57
the old water cooler got some sweet train man fashions many a cabinet space
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train man fashions many a cabinet space
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train man fashions many a cabinet space in here a darn cool especially this
11:03
in here a darn cool especially this
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in here a darn cool especially this whole caboose to myself my caboose is on
11:06
whole caboose to myself my caboose is on
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whole caboose to myself my caboose is on the loose all right we've had enough of
11:12
the loose all right we've had enough of
11:12
the loose all right we've had enough of that that's just silly
11:14
that that's just silly
11:14
that that's just silly I'm so happy that I actually made it out
11:16
I'm so happy that I actually made it out
11:16
I'm so happy that I actually made it out here this time it was always so
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here this time it was always so
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here this time it was always so frustrating being on the other side of
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frustrating being on the other side of
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frustrating being on the other side of that barbed-wire fence there Scott I got
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that barbed-wire fence there Scott I got
11:21
that barbed-wire fence there Scott I got to climb the caboose visit Wild Bill
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to climb the caboose visit Wild Bill
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to climb the caboose visit Wild Bill over here carp easy and absolutely
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over here carp easy and absolutely
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over here carp easy and absolutely freaky amount of giant ants everywhere
11:27
freaky amount of giant ants everywhere
11:27
freaky amount of giant ants everywhere yeah this is one cool place oh I'll
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yeah this is one cool place oh I'll
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yeah this is one cool place oh I'll definitely talk about this to my
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definitely talk about this to my
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definitely talk about this to my neighbors just one last little building
11:33
neighbors just one last little building
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neighbors just one last little building here oh this one's got an old roulette
11:35
here oh this one's got an old roulette
11:35
here oh this one's got an old roulette table that was actually used here
11:38
table that was actually used here
11:38
table that was actually used here apparently some gambling used to go on
11:41
apparently some gambling used to go on
11:41
apparently some gambling used to go on uh-oh look at this old Wurlitzer jukebox
11:44
uh-oh look at this old Wurlitzer jukebox
11:44
uh-oh look at this old Wurlitzer jukebox have you ever seen a crazy glass
11:48
have you ever seen a crazy glass
11:48
have you ever seen a crazy glass hand-painted jukebox like this before
11:50
hand-painted jukebox like this before
11:50
hand-painted jukebox like this before look at that coin intake you could play
11:53
look at that coin intake you could play
11:53
look at that coin intake you could play some groovy music on there huh see get
11:56
some groovy music on there huh see get
11:56
some groovy music on there huh see get it cuz the grooves in a record and it
11:59
it cuz the grooves in a record and it
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it cuz the grooves in a record and it goes around you could play it it's
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goes around you could play it it's
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goes around you could play it it's groovy never mind oh look diversity safe
12:04
groovy never mind oh look diversity safe
12:04
groovy never mind oh look diversity safe to say there's a lot of cool stuff in
12:06
to say there's a lot of cool stuff in
12:06
to say there's a lot of cool stuff in here
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here
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here whoa old cowboy Spurs steer a painting
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whoa old cowboy Spurs steer a painting
12:09
whoa old cowboy Spurs steer a painting of Herman monkeys I have no idea who
12:12
of Herman monkeys I have no idea who
12:12
of Herman monkeys I have no idea who that is apparently he was a pretty
12:14
that is apparently he was a pretty
12:14
that is apparently he was a pretty popular guy around here some swords in
12:18
popular guy around here some swords in
12:18
popular guy around here some swords in this case over here because of the old
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this case over here because of the old
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this case over here because of the old gladiator fights they used to have in
12:22
gladiator fights they used to have in
12:22
gladiator fights they used to have in town you know just kidding you guys they
12:24
town you know just kidding you guys they
12:24
town you know just kidding you guys they did have some golf tournaments though
12:25
did have some golf tournaments though
12:25
did have some golf tournaments though and apparently some pretty wild games of
12:28
and apparently some pretty wild games of
12:28
and apparently some pretty wild games of chuckling oh look at this old slot
12:31
chuckling oh look at this old slot
12:31
chuckling oh look at this old slot machine huh that is pretty cool well
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machine huh that is pretty cool well
12:35
machine huh that is pretty cool well they should get this thing cranking
12:36
they should get this thing cranking
12:36
they should get this thing cranking again huh alright guys I think that's
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again huh alright guys I think that's
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again huh alright guys I think that's about it for the Historical Museum today
12:40
about it for the Historical Museum today
12:40
about it for the Historical Museum today ha mr. bird we're gonna give ourselves
12:42
ha mr. bird we're gonna give ourselves
12:42
ha mr. bird we're gonna give ourselves the boot and heroine out of here ah that
12:45
the boot and heroine out of here ah that
12:45
the boot and heroine out of here ah that felt so good to finally check that off
12:47
felt so good to finally check that off
12:47
felt so good to finally check that off my to-do list but you know there's even
12:49
my to-do list but you know there's even
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my to-do list but you know there's even more Tucumcari history for us to check
12:51
more Tucumcari history for us to check
12:51
more Tucumcari history for us to check out today took him carries a lot bigger
12:53
out today took him carries a lot bigger
12:53
out today took him carries a lot bigger than you would think just based off what
12:54
than you would think just based off what
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than you would think just based off what you see from route 66 turns out there's
12:56
you see from route 66 turns out there's
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you see from route 66 turns out there's a pretty sizable downtown back here any
12:59
a pretty sizable downtown back here any
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a pretty sizable downtown back here any of the old buildings are missing now but
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of the old buildings are missing now but
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of the old buildings are missing now but look at these some of them remain check
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look at these some of them remain check
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look at these some of them remain check out the Odeon this place was built in
13:05
out the Odeon this place was built in
13:05
out the Odeon this place was built in 1937 and not only is it still here
13:08
1937 and not only is it still here
13:08
1937 and not only is it still here apparently it's still showing movies
13:10
apparently it's still showing movies
13:10
apparently it's still showing movies spell only on certain days Wow how cool
13:13
spell only on certain days Wow how cool
13:13
spell only on certain days Wow how cool is that I wish I could go see a movie in
13:15
is that I wish I could go see a movie in
13:15
is that I wish I could go see a movie in there maybe this movie huh Wow and check
13:17
there maybe this movie huh Wow and check
13:17
there maybe this movie huh Wow and check out this old appliance store next door
13:19
out this old appliance store next door
13:19
out this old appliance store next door not only is the building old I love the
13:21
not only is the building old I love the
13:21
not only is the building old I love the hand-painted look of everything on the
13:23
hand-painted look of everything on the
13:23
hand-painted look of everything on the outside actually feels like I step back
13:25
outside actually feels like I step back
13:25
outside actually feels like I step back in time
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in time
13:26
in time oh hi doggies a lot of cool buildings in
13:28
oh hi doggies a lot of cool buildings in
13:28
oh hi doggies a lot of cool buildings in this old downtown and this is just the
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this old downtown and this is just the
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this old downtown and this is just the beginning but before we head downtown I
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beginning but before we head downtown I
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beginning but before we head downtown I forgot to show you the best part look at
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forgot to show you the best part look at
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forgot to show you the best part look at this around the side of the building
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this around the side of the building
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this around the side of the building there's a mural here that's supposed to
13:35
there's a mural here that's supposed to
13:35
there's a mural here that's supposed to be anti drug and alcohol abuse which is
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be anti drug and alcohol abuse which is
13:37
be anti drug and alcohol abuse which is always good when you're just driving by
13:39
always good when you're just driving by
13:39
always good when you're just driving by and only get a quick look it really
13:41
and only get a quick look it really
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and only get a quick look it really looks like a billboard about shark
13:43
looks like a billboard about shark
13:43
looks like a billboard about shark attacks Oh child is say gotta watch out
13:45
attacks Oh child is say gotta watch out
13:45
attacks Oh child is say gotta watch out for those New Mexico desert sharks kids
13:47
for those New Mexico desert sharks kids
13:47
for those New Mexico desert sharks kids save are you it's actually a lot of
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save are you it's actually a lot of
13:49
save are you it's actually a lot of really
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really
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really amazing murals in this town some of them
13:52
amazing murals in this town some of them
13:52
amazing murals in this town some of them portray the scenes of the desert how to
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portray the scenes of the desert how to
13:54
portray the scenes of the desert how to cowboy others portray the local late
13:56
cowboy others portray the local late
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cowboy others portray the local late remember Jimmy you better pull them in
13:59
remember Jimmy you better pull them in
13:59
remember Jimmy you better pull them in or else we're not gonna eat tonight it
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or else we're not gonna eat tonight it
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or else we're not gonna eat tonight it look like they might be j edgar Hoover
14:03
look like they might be j edgar Hoover
14:03
look like they might be j edgar Hoover what do you guys think maybe all right
14:06
what do you guys think maybe all right
14:06
what do you guys think maybe all right now like I said all that was just a side
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now like I said all that was just a side
14:08
now like I said all that was just a side street this this right here this is Main
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street this this right here this is Main
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street this this right here this is Main Street check it out they had another
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Street check it out they had another
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Street check it out they had another huge old theater down here that with the
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huge old theater down here that with the
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huge old theater down here that with the miniscule amount of people walking
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miniscule amount of people walking
14:17
miniscule amount of people walking around downtown Tucumcari today it's
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around downtown Tucumcari today it's
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around downtown Tucumcari today it's hard to believe that they needed two
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hard to believe that they needed two
14:20
hard to believe that they needed two theaters hey there's still a few places
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theaters hey there's still a few places
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theaters hey there's still a few places operating down here like the el Pueblito
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operating down here like the el Pueblito
14:25
operating down here like the el Pueblito cafe I don't want to eat here now look
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cafe I don't want to eat here now look
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cafe I don't want to eat here now look how happy he is I can't kill anyway for
14:29
how happy he is I can't kill anyway for
14:29
how happy he is I can't kill anyway for the most part though it's very quiet
14:31
the most part though it's very quiet
14:31
the most part though it's very quiet down here well let junk shops and
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down here well let junk shops and
14:33
down here well let junk shops and antique shops here you have Tony's
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antique shops here you have Tony's
14:35
antique shops here you have Tony's treasure not about this place huh this
14:36
treasure not about this place huh this
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treasure not about this place huh this is pretty darn cool down here it's
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is pretty darn cool down here it's
14:38
is pretty darn cool down here it's almost like you went to a combination of
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almost like you went to a combination of
14:40
almost like you went to a combination of Frontierland Main Street USA maybe a
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Frontierland Main Street USA maybe a
14:42
Frontierland Main Street USA maybe a little bit of cars land you just have
14:44
little bit of cars land you just have
14:44
little bit of cars land you just have the whole place to yourself some of
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the whole place to yourself some of
14:46
the whole place to yourself some of these buildings are in worse shape than
14:48
these buildings are in worse shape than
14:48
these buildings are in worse shape than others so there's a little bit of a
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others so there's a little bit of a
14:49
others so there's a little bit of a ghost town element to it also something
14:51
ghost town element to it also something
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ghost town element to it also something that gets a little help from the fact
14:52
that gets a little help from the fact
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that gets a little help from the fact that a lot of buildings down here have
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that a lot of buildings down here have
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that a lot of buildings down here have actually burned down here you just have
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actually burned down here you just have
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actually burned down here you just have these archways laughs what I believe was
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these archways laughs what I believe was
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these archways laughs what I believe was once a pretty large hotel then up here
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once a pretty large hotel then up here
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once a pretty large hotel then up here you've got this really cool really
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you've got this really cool really
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you've got this really cool really interesting looking building which had
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interesting looking building which had
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interesting looking building which had to be fenced off because it's kind of
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to be fenced off because it's kind of
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to be fenced off because it's kind of falling down just a little bit there I
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falling down just a little bit there I
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falling down just a little bit there I love exploring places like this and
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love exploring places like this and
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love exploring places like this and because we're 66 is so close by they're
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because we're 66 is so close by they're
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because we're 66 is so close by they're pretty used to people like me with
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pretty used to people like me with
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pretty used to people like me with cameras coming and gawking at all the
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cameras coming and gawking at all the
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cameras coming and gawking at all the buildings Wow look at this this looks a
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buildings Wow look at this this looks a
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buildings Wow look at this this looks a lot like the five-and-dime we saw down
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lot like the five-and-dime we saw down
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lot like the five-and-dime we saw down in Bisbee huh pretty weird there's a
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in Bisbee huh pretty weird there's a
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in Bisbee huh pretty weird there's a furniture store over there couple of
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furniture store over there couple of
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furniture store over there couple of businesses for the most part very ghost
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businesses for the most part very ghost
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businesses for the most part very ghost town and all of this is here and in fact
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town and all of this is here and in fact
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town and all of this is here and in fact the town is here because at the end of
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the town is here because at the end of
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the town is here because at the end of all this star the railroad tracks sukham
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all this star the railroad tracks sukham
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all this star the railroad tracks sukham kerry founded and was for a long time a
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kerry founded and was for a long time a
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kerry founded and was for a long time a big railroad town and unlike a lot of
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big railroad town and unlike a lot of
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big railroad town and unlike a lot of other route 66 towns that were also
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other route 66 towns that were also
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other route 66 towns that were also railroad towns to come Karen's still got
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railroad towns to come Karen's still got
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railroad towns to come Karen's still got their epic 1926 train depot really
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their epic 1926 train depot really
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their epic 1926 train depot really refurbished by the way nobody's waited
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refurbished by the way nobody's waited
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refurbished by the way nobody's waited for the trains on this platform for a
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for the trains on this platform for a
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for the trains on this platform for a long time but nowadays there's reason to
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long time but nowadays there's reason to
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long time but nowadays there's reason to come back here
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come back here
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come back here because they've recently put a railroad
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because they've recently put a railroad
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because they've recently put a railroad museum in here although sadly it's
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museum in here although sadly it's
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museum in here although sadly it's closed today apparently a beautiful town
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closed today apparently a beautiful town
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closed today apparently a beautiful town I mean it's like a photographer's dream
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I mean it's like a photographer's dream
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I mean it's like a photographer's dream here much less an explorer or
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here much less an explorer or
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here much less an explorer or adventurers like
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adventurers like
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adventurers like not to mention music fans now on
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not to mention music fans now on
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not to mention music fans now on previous visits I've showed you guys all
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previous visits I've showed you guys all
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previous visits I've showed you guys all the crazy route 66 stuff I've showed you
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the crazy route 66 stuff I've showed you
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the crazy route 66 stuff I've showed you the dinosaur museum here there's a lot
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the dinosaur museum here there's a lot
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the dinosaur museum here there's a lot of reasons to visit Tucumcari just make
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of reasons to visit Tucumcari just make
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of reasons to visit Tucumcari just make sure you to come carry your camera with
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sure you to come carry your camera with
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sure you to come carry your camera with you guys it seems like there's something
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you guys it seems like there's something
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you guys it seems like there's something around every corner seriously any fan of
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around every corner seriously any fan of
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around every corner seriously any fan of old Americana or route 66 or just neon
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old Americana or route 66 or just neon
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old Americana or route 66 or just neon sign lovers would love to come care to
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sign lovers would love to come care to
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sign lovers would love to come care to mention things to look at if you're a
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mention things to look at if you're a
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mention things to look at if you're a fan of abandoned places one time
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fan of abandoned places one time
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fan of abandoned places one time Tucumcari boasted of having 2,000 hotel
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Tucumcari boasted of having 2,000 hotel
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Tucumcari boasted of having 2,000 hotel rooms and 30 gas stations was you can
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rooms and 30 gas stations was you can
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rooms and 30 gas stations was you can see now those numbers have been
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see now those numbers have been
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see now those numbers have been significantly reduced I was out here
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significantly reduced I was out here
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significantly reduced I was out here last night with my friend from town
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last night with my friend from town
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last night with my friend from town looking at the old Apache Motel sign
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looking at the old Apache Motel sign
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looking at the old Apache Motel sign just talking about how incredibly
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just talking about how incredibly
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just talking about how incredibly difficult and incredibly expensive it is
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difficult and incredibly expensive it is
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difficult and incredibly expensive it is to restore just the signs much less some
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to restore just the signs much less some
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to restore just the signs much less some of these building nevertheless a few
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of these building nevertheless a few
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of these building nevertheless a few Hardy businessmen are still here in town
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Hardy businessmen are still here in town
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Hardy businessmen are still here in town restoring places one by one and you've
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restoring places one by one and you've
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restoring places one by one and you've got a lot of cute mom-and-pop places to
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got a lot of cute mom-and-pop places to
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got a lot of cute mom-and-pop places to eat really nice places to stay like the
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eat really nice places to stay like the
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eat really nice places to stay like the roadrunner over there and as you can
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roadrunner over there and as you can
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roadrunner over there and as you can imagine fixing up places like that is a
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imagine fixing up places like that is a
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imagine fixing up places like that is a labor of love
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labor of love
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labor of love not exactly a quick return on investment
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not exactly a quick return on investment
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not exactly a quick return on investment when you're restoring places like this
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when you're restoring places like this
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when you're restoring places like this because as popular as route 66 can be at
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because as popular as route 66 can be at
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because as popular as route 66 can be at times let's face it a lot of places have
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times let's face it a lot of places have
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times let's face it a lot of places have seen better days a lot of places on the
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seen better days a lot of places on the
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seen better days a lot of places on the outskirts of this town have actually
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outskirts of this town have actually
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outskirts of this town have actually been mysteriously burned down happy to
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been mysteriously burned down happy to
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been mysteriously burned down happy to see that some of these places are still
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see that some of these places are still
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see that some of these places are still standing although some are in definitely
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standing although some are in definitely
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standing although some are in definitely better shape than others look at this
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better shape than others look at this
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better shape than others look at this one
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one
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one pool all filled in nature slowly
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pool all filled in nature slowly
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pool all filled in nature slowly reclaiming this parking lot we take a
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reclaiming this parking lot we take a
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reclaiming this parking lot we take a lot of money and even more determination
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lot of money and even more determination
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lot of money and even more determination to restore a place like this
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to restore a place like this
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to restore a place like this yeah these places are cool-looking and
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yeah these places are cool-looking and
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yeah these places are cool-looking and there's the whole mystique of the Mother
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there's the whole mystique of the Mother
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there's the whole mystique of the Mother Road I can't explain it there's just
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Road I can't explain it there's just
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Road I can't explain it there's just something else that keeps drawing me
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something else that keeps drawing me
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something else that keeps drawing me back to places like Tucumcari or
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back to places like Tucumcari or
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back to places like Tucumcari or something mystical almost magical about
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something mystical almost magical about
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something mystical almost magical about route 66 towns like this something very
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route 66 towns like this something very
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route 66 towns like this something very special about the American Dream being
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special about the American Dream being
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special about the American Dream being just within reach sometimes slipping
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just within reach sometimes slipping
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just within reach sometimes slipping through your fingers a golden age it
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through your fingers a golden age it
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through your fingers a golden age it never really was maybe just maybe still
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never really was maybe just maybe still
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never really was maybe just maybe still could be right gang the shadows are
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could be right gang the shadows are
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could be right gang the shadows are getting long sunsets coming down soon
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getting long sunsets coming down soon
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getting long sunsets coming down soon aren't you comparing since I'm leaving
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aren't you comparing since I'm leaving
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aren't you comparing since I'm leaving town tomorrow that means in just a few
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town tomorrow that means in just a few
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town tomorrow that means in just a few minutes we'll get one last look at that
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minutes we'll get one last look at that
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minutes we'll get one last look at that epic blue swallow Neil thanks for
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epic blue swallow Neil thanks for
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epic blue swallow Neil thanks for sticking with me on another Tucumcari
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sticking with me on another Tucumcari
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sticking with me on another Tucumcari and venture you guys have done your duty
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and venture you guys have done your duty
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and venture you guys have done your duty you can go home
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you can go home
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you can go home and sleep Wow